Can New Suburban Housing Make Urban Areas More Affordable? Tuesday, April 30, 2024 Over the past thirty years, real home prices and rents in dense urban centers in the US grew more rapidly than housing costs in suburban metropolitan neighborhoods. At the same time, the vast majority... By VALENTINE GILBERT
Housing Markets & Conditions A Modest Suggestion: The Four Government Mortgage Agencies Should Produce a Unified Report on Mission Activities Monday, March 28, 2022 The four government mortgage agencies —Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae (known as the two government... By DON LAYTON
Rental Housing Millions of Renters Fall Short of a Comfortable Standard of Living Tuesday, March 22, 2022 Pandemic-related income losses, rising housing costs, and inflation in the cost of basic necessities... By WHITNEY AIRGOOD-OBRYCKI
Rental Housing The Threat of Environmental Hazards to the Rental Stock Wednesday, March 9, 2022 About 40 percent of the nation’s occupied rental stock, representing 17.6 million units, are located... By SOPHIA WEDEEN
Aging Does the House Fit? Residents’ Experiences of Home Accessibility Monday, March 7, 2022 Health and lifestyles changes associated with advanced age make the home environment increasingly... By SAMARA SCHECKLER
Aging Housing an Aging Society: Five Priorities as We Launch a New Program Tuesday, March 1, 2022 Recognizing the need for housing solutions to support the growing number of older adults in the US... By JENNIFER MOLINSKY
Remodeling Residential Remodeling in Top Metros to Accelerate in 2022 Thursday, February 24, 2022 Expenditures for improvements to the owner-occupied housing stock are expected to increase at a... By SOPHIA WEDEEN
Affordability As Low-Cost Units Become Increasingly Scarce, Low- and Moderate-Income Renters Are Losing Access to Many Neighborhoods Tuesday, February 22, 2022 According to the Center’s recently released report , America’s Rental Housing 2022 , the loss of low... By DANIEL MCCUE
Rental Housing Rents Have Soared Across the Country, But Home Prices Grew Even Faster Thursday, February 17, 2022 Rents across the US rose at an unprecedented pace in the second half of 2021, according to our new... By ALEXANDER HERMANN
Housing Markets & Conditions Is GSE Reform Dead? Monday, February 14, 2022 The two government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae are in their... By DON LAYTON